No. 1 Duke falls at Virginia Tech

Terrell Bell scored 12 points, including five straight to give host Virginia Tech the lead for good, and the Hokies beat No. 1 Duke 64-60 last night.

Terrell Bell scored 12 points, including five straight to give host Virginia Tech the lead for good, and the Hokies beat No. 1 Duke 64-60 last night.

The Hokies (19-8, 9-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), badly in need of a signature victory to enhance their NCAA Tournament credentials, got it thanks to a 12-4 run over a span of 41/2 minutes that turned a 53-47 deficit into a 62-57 lead with two minutes remaining.

The Blue Devils (26-3, 12-2) had chances in the closing minute to pull even when Virginia Tech struggled at the free throw line, but couldn't capitalize. Duke had its seven-game winning streak snapped.

Kyle Singler led Duke with 22 points and Nolan Smith had 18.

Jeff Allen led the Hokies with 18 points and 15 rebounds. Bell and Erick Green each scored 12 as the Hokies improved to 4-7 in their history against teams ranked No. 1.

Colorado was down 48-33 at halftime, but the Longhorns suddenly were affected by the altitude and the Buffaloes' push-the-pace style that led to first-year coach Tad Boyle's biggest win in Boulder.

UCLA 71, No. 10 Arizona 49 - Reeves Nelson had a career-high 27 points and 16 rebounds, and UCLA (21-8) defeated Arizona (23-6) to tie the Wildcats for first place in the Pacific 10 in the last men's game played at historic Pauley Pavilion before it closes for renovation.

Joshua Smith added 17 points and Tyler Honeycutt had 15 for the Bruins, who share the league's top spot at 12-4 with two games remaining.

Michigan 70, Minnesota 63 - Tim Hardaway Jr. made five three-pointers in the game's first 12 minutes and finished with 22 points to help Michigan (18-12, 8-9) to a Big Ten road win over Minnesota (17-11, 6-10).